Football

9:32 AM ET Tor Kristian-Karlsen Chelsea have wasted little time in this January transfer window. Promising 18-year-old striker David Datro Fofana has completed a move to Stamford Bridge, prodigious 18-year-old Vasco da Gama midfielder Andrey Santos is already in London waiting to finalise his transfer, and now 21-year-old AS Monaco centre-back Benoit Badiashile has signed
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said he won’t tell Erling Haaland to calm down on the pitch despite his battle with Everton defender Ben Godfrey on Saturday. Haaland at times appeared riled by Godfrey during the 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium and was booked in the first half for a heavy challenge
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2:00 PM ET Anthony Hudson will coach the United States men’s soccer team, rather than Gregg Berhalter, ahead of the first two matches of the cycle leading to the 2026 World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday that it was investigating Berhalter for a 1991 domestic violence incident involving the woman who became
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1:07 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Danielle Reyna, wife of former United States men’s national team captain Claudio and mother of current international
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11:20 AM ET Associated Press Brazilian football legend Pele was buried Tuesday in his final resting place, with his nation of more than 200 million people and the world watching. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pele played for most of his career. Pele
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6:37 AM ET Arsenal have activated clauses to extend the contracts of Bukayo Saka and William Saliba by an extra year as talks continue over long-term agreements, sources have told ESPN. Both players were entering the final six months of their present deals but the Gunners have triggered extensions keeping the pair at the club
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5:39 AM ET January is usually quiet for transfers, but the Premier League‘s winter spending in 2022 was actually the second highest in history and over half the money (€335 million, according to Transfermarkt) was splashed by the bottom five clubs: Everton, Norwich City, Newcastle United, Watford and Burnley. 2 Related With the break for
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3:26 PM ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Cristiano Ronaldo wanted a Champions League swan song in the football cathedrals of Madrid, Milan or Munich, playing on the biggest stage with and against the most famous players in the game. Instead, the floodlights will fade on his glittering career at Mrsool Park, Al-Nassr’s compact stadium in
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4:13 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after leaving Manchester United in controversial fashion, the club announced Friday. Ronaldo signed a contract through the summer of 2025 and, according to reports, will receive $75 million per year to make him the highest paid player in history. Sources did not dispute that
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